(The largest Hindu temple in the world, larger than even Angkor Wat temple)

The largest Hindu temple in the world

Virat Ramayan Mandir will be 2600 ft. in length,1400 ft. in width and 405 ft. in height. Its location is at Janaki Nagar near Kesaria in North Bihar at a distance of 120 km. from Patna and 60 km. from the historic town of Vaishali. It is spread over a sprawling area of 200 acres on the main Kesaria Chakia road near traditional Kathwalia-Bahuara village.

Like South-East Asian temples it has layers instead of floors and in the first layer one will have to walk more than a km. to see four temples with shikhars (spires) in four corners and the marvels of the Ramayan through electronic gadgets. In the last layer the main Rãma temple consisting of Rãma, Sitã, Lava, Kusha and Valmiki will be at a height of 66 ft. with will have a sitting capacity for 20 thousand devotees at one time. In all there will be 18 temples with high spires. The Shive temple will comprise the largest Saiva-Linga in the world and it will be installed in such a fashion that devotees will have no difficulty in offering water, milk, etc. to the great deity.

The renowned Hanuman (Mahavir) Mandir at Patna, after having established four famous, philanthropic hospitals in the Capital of Bihar, has now undertaken the construction of the largest Hindu temple in the world Virat Ramayan Mandir which will be larger than even Angkor Wat Temple situated in Cambodia, considered the largest-Hindu temple for centaury. Assets of the temple and its institutions are estimated at Rs. 300 crore. The cost of the new project Virat Ramayan Mandir will be around Rs. 500 crore. The temple trust provides Rs. 1 crore every year for the treatment of poor patients in Cancer and other hospitals run by the temple trust.

Planning of the proposed templeThe celebrated temple trust of Patna Hanuman Mandir, which is called Mahavir Mandir, in this part of the country, is going to build a magnificent temple which is now named Viraat Ramayan Mandir at Angkor Nagar near Kesaria which boasts of the tallest Buddhist stupa in the world. The name has been changed from Viraat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir to Viraat Ramayan Mandir to respect the sentiments of the Cambodian people and to highlight the importance of the eternal epic Ramayan. All major incidents of Ramayan will be presented in the temple premises either in the sanctum sanctorum or in the galleries which will have the electronic gadgets brought from Spain for the purpose. The place is hallowed by the arrival of Shri Ram and Janaki while they were returning from Janakpur to Ayodhya after their marriage.

It is located at a distance of 60 Kms from Vaishali, where dawned the first republic of the world and at a distance of 120 Kms. from Patna, the capital of Bihar. >> read more

Bank coupons are released for collecting fund for the construction of Viraat Ramayan Mandir

Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra, a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court of India, released Bank coupons for collecting fund for the construction of Viraat Ramayan Mandir at Janaki Nagar near Kesariya.

These coupons have been printed by Mahavir Mandir Trust in collaboration with the Allahabad Bank. These coupons have been printed in the security press of the Allahabad Bank on water mark paper with hallmark which can be visible only in ultraviolet rays. Thus it is next to impossible to imitate these coupons. These coupons are serially marked and kept in the safe custody of Allahabad Bank.

Devotees have been requested to donate the construction cost of at least 1 sq.ft. in Viraat Ramayan Mandir. One sq.ft. will cost Rs. 7,707.00.

The coupons have been printed in three denominations.

The first one is for the construction of 1sq.ft. Devotees contributing 1sq.ft. will be provided a certificate with the photograph of the Viraat Ramayan Mandir.

The second denomination is for 15sq.ft. which will cost 1,15,605.00. Devotees contributing 15sq.ft. will be entitled to engrave the names of their parents along with their own names on the dharmastambh to be erected in the vicinity of the temple.

The third denomination is for the construction of 100sq.ft. or more space. Their names will be prominently engraved in proportion to their contribution.

Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra lauded the efforts of Mahavir Mandir Trust for constructing the largest temple in the world and congratulated the Trust for evolving a fool proof system of issuing coupons for collecting funds for construction of the largest temple in the world. She further said that it would insure total transparency in monetary transactions and appealed devotees to support the noble cause.

The Secretary of the Mahavir Mandir Trust informed the audience that the construction of work would start on 23rd February, 2014.

The temple will have a length of 2800 ft., width of 1400 ft. and height of 405 ft. Its grandeur may be gauged from the very fact that at a height of 72 ft. some 20,000 persons will worship Rama, Sita and Hanuman together. Any devotee will have the darshan of Ramji from entrance gate which will be 2000 ft. distant from the deity.

The construction cost will be more than 300 crores which will be largely collected through the sale of these coupons which will be available in all major branches of Allahabad Bank, Mahavir Mandir and at the Viraat Ramayan Mandir site.

A number of eminent persons including Justice S.N. Jha, Justice P. K. Sinha, Justice Rajendra Prasad, Jiyalal Arya, Jagannath Mishra, the DGM of Allahabad Bank and all Directors of the hospitals run by the temple trust were present on the occasion. As per his desire the first coupon was released in the name of Swaroopanand Saraswati, the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Dwarka Peeth.

The concluding function of the "Viraat Ramayan Mandir Samaroha" on 24th November

The Speaker of Lok Sabha Mrs. Mira Kumar attended the concluding function of the Viraat Ramayan Mandir in Mahavir temple premises. At first she garlanded the statute of Sant Ravidasji and thereafter she saw the model of Viraat Ramayan Mandir and discussed its various aspects at length. Then she had the ‘darshan’ of Hanumanji and saw the floating stone of Rameshwar.
At the dais V.S. Dube, former Chief Secretary welcomed her and Jiyalal Arya highlighted various philanthropic activities of the temple trust. Kishore Kunal, Secretary of the temple trust, threw light on various aspects of the construction of Viraat Ramayan Mandir, the largest temple in the world. Read more >>

Model of the Viraat Ramayan Mandir unveiled on 13th November, 2013

The model of the proposed Virat Ramayan Mandir was unveiled by Nitish Kumar in the presence of Dwarka Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopananda Saraswati in Patna on 13th November, 2013. Read more >>

Model of Viraat Ramayan Mandir

Plan of Viraat Ramayan Mandir

Bhumi-pujan ceremony at Kathwalia-Bahuara, East Champaran on 21st June, 2012